Chapter 359 There Really Is a Spy

Hu Meili cares more about things in her hometown than Lin Xiangnan.

When Lin Xiangnan was writing the letter, she kept asking questions.

"Is there really no problem with the land contract? Your second uncle was very nice to me. If I lose money from the land contract, I will be embarrassed to see him."

"Last year, the newspapers reported on the household contract responsibility system. My hometown is still a slow mover. People have high demands for material things now. In recent years, as long as you dare to work hard, you can make money, no matter what you grow."

Even if you don't plant fruit trees, you can earn more money from selling food by planting more land. In general, everyone's life will be better in the future, it's just a matter of how much you earn.

Hu Meili came to Beijing with her children and broadened her horizons. She counted on her fingers and was somewhat dissatisfied.

"It takes two to three years for an apple tree to bear fruit, which is too long. The yield is not very good in the first two years, and it is not until the fifth year that the fruit is in season. Is there no fruit that can make a lot of money in the same year? Planting fruit trees is not as good as selling tea eggs."

"What can we do? They can't live in the city for long." Lin Xiangnan said helplessly: "Growing fruit trees doesn't make much money, but it's safe."

Now you need a letter of introduction to buy train tickets and stay in a guesthouse. Temporary residence permits were abolished in the early 2000s, and now it is more difficult to travel around.

Although there are many opportunities these days, people who are not brave enough don't dare to do it. Some businesses are not something you can do just because you want to. If you can't even enter the city, what business can you do? If you are not careful, you will be arrested and taken to the police station.

Without an excuse, it is impossible to live in the city for a long time, but if the reason is justified, you can still come and visit relatives.

Lin Xiangnan's letter had been sent but had not yet arrived, so Hu Daqiang took a train and came here according to the address.

He was looking at the house number, and before he reached Lin Xiangnan's house, he saw Hu Meili standing at the door chatting with someone.

"Sister! I finally found the right place. I just walked to another alley." Hu Daqiang said excitedly.

"Oh, Daqiang, why are you here? Come in quickly." Hu Meili was so surprised to see him that she quickly led him back to the house.

Before leaving, she did not forget to leave a message to the sister she was chatting with, "My relatives are coming to my house, I don't want to chat with you anymore."

"Sister, isn't today Sunday? Why isn't Xiaonan at home?" When Hu Daqiang bought the ticket, he calculated the time and came on Sunday.

He didn't want to stay in the city any longer and wanted to go back quickly.

"Xiaonan and Zhenhua took the kids out to eat Western food. I'm not used to it, so I didn't go to join in the fun."

While instructing Aunt Jiu to boil water for washing, Hu Meili poured water and brought food to Hu Daqiang. "You must be hungry after such a long car ride. Eat something first. Xiaonan and the others won't be back until the afternoon."

This time when he came to Beijing, Hu Daqiang brought two snakeskin bags, in which there was only one set of clothes to change into, and the rest were all local specialties from his hometown, chestnuts, lotus root powder, peanuts, walnuts...

Hu Meili was packing her things while she kept nagging, "You came all the way here, and yet you're still so polite."

"It's my duty. I remember Xiaonan really liked these things. The management in the countryside is not so strict this year, so it is much easier to get these things." Hu Daqiang smiled innocently. He didn't feel comfortable going to the door empty-handed.

The things he brought were indeed what Lin Xiangnan liked, and she just liked to eat them for fun.

When Lin Xiangnan returned home and saw Hu Daqiang, he started to talk about the past with Hu Daqiang while peeling peanuts.

"A few years ago, I lived in your house. My little cousin took me to pick mulberries and steal loquats. I ate a loquat, and when I got home, I didn't know what kind of bug bit me and I got a big bump. I was so scared that I screamed like a ghost. It was so much fun..."

"Ha~ You still remember it." Hu Daqiang couldn't help but laugh.

He felt that this was Lin Xiangnan's dark history, and he didn't dare to mention it. He couldn't harvest the wheat, was afraid of being bitten by the pigs when feeding them, and even had to tiptoe when fetching water.

But Lin Xiangnan regarded these things as his heroic past, boasting about them, and even said to Dabao and Xiaobao shamelessly: "In two years, when you are older, mom will take you home to experience harvesting wheat, take you to fish in the water, and feel the joy of the leisurely countryside..."

Hu Meili couldn't stand her words any more, and said in disgust, "Come on, stop bragging. Go on and talk about the apple tree."

Hu Daqiang made this trip specifically because he felt that it was inconvenient for the two parties to contact each other by letter, and that the communication would take a lot of time.

This time he came with the idea of ​​solving the problem once and for all. Not only would he understand better if he talked to Lin Xiangnan face to face, but he could also bring the apple seedlings back with him when he returned.

As for what Lin Xiangnan said about organizing the entire commune to develop apple planting into a characteristic industry, he cannot do it now and can only take care of his own family first.

"After two years, when my apples are profitable, they will naturally follow suit. Now I can't persuade them, and they are reluctant to spend the money."

Hu Daqiang invested a lot of money in this business. He used up all his family savings and even owed the team some money. He promised to pay it back after selling grain next year.

No one else in their team had the guts to do that. Only Hu Daqiang, seeing his uncle and cousins ​​all living a good life in the city, was eager to make money.

Especially after staying at Lin Xiangnan's house for two days, Hu Daqiang wanted to make money even more. Not only did he want to make money, he also wanted to go home and force his children to study.

Studying and earning money is much easier than growing fruit trees. Hu Daqiang estimated that even if he grew apples for ten years, he would not be able to catch up with Lin Xiangnan's living standard.

However, in the past two days, he received advice from Hu Meili and planned to grow more vegetables in the fields and sell vegetables and eggs in the city.

Hu Meili was afraid that her grandfather would think that she was ashamed of running a small business because the whole family was workers. But her second grandfather's family was farmers, so Hu Meili didn't have this concern.

During the past few days in Beijing, Hu Daqiang has had no leisure. He is either taken by Lin Xiangnan to school to ask the teacher about the apple seedlings, or taken by Hu Meili to sell tea eggs, or taken to wander around Beijing.

"Don't leave in a hurry. Now that you're here, why not play for a while? Xiaonan has even found a truck for you. Once the apple seedlings are packed, we can leave right away. Just have fun without worry." Hu Meili comforted her.

"I just feel uneasy." Hu Daqiang said suspiciously, "When I went out today, someone asked me about Xiaonan. I was a little scared. Could it be a spy?"

Hu Meili is usually very good at bragging, and even the Hu family members have a very strong sense of vigilance.

"You are joking. Where do so many spies come from?" Hu Meili was speechless. "I have been in Beijing for so long and have never encountered one, but you have. How is this possible?"

Hu Daqiang breathed a sigh of relief, "Oh. Then I feel relieved."

Hu Meili boasted that she had experienced many ups and downs. After Lin Xiangnan came home from get off work, Hu Meili did not mention a word about the spy.

But she didn't mention it, but Lin Xiangnan took the initiative to bring it up.

"I don't know what kind of luck Wei Dongliang had. He actually caught a spy and was rewarded with 500 yuan. How come I didn't get a chance to do such a good thing?"

Hu Meili's eyes widened instantly. "What? There really is a spy? And there's a reward of 500 yuan?"

"It's true." Lin Xiangnan looked like he had just found something big. "This is the first time I've seen a real ghost in my life."